Fat people cheaper to treat, study says (AP)
AP - Preventing obesity and smoking can save lives, but it doesn't save money, researchers reported Monday. It costs more to care for healthy people who live years longer, according to a Dutch study that counters the common perception that preventing obesity would save governments millions of dollars.
Source: news.yahoo.comHerpes drug does not prevent HIV infection: study (Reuters) Reuters - People who took a drug to reduce outbreaks of genital herpes were not any less likely to become infected with the AIDS virus, an international team of researchers reported on Monday.
Source: news.yahoo.comCORRECTED: HIV drugs make breast-feeding safer (Reuters) Reuters - (Corrects second paragraph to show babies, not mothers, got the drug and 6th paragraph to show babies got vitamins and not placebo.)
Source: news.yahoo.comWorld Bank head sees Mozambique AIDS spread threat (Reuters)
Reuters - The head of the World Bank said on Monday he was worried very high rates of HIV/AIDS infections and related tuberculosis in Mozambique could spread as new transport routes are developed to meet growing economic activity.
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